In Hong Kong of the Republic of China, undercurrents were surging. The dandy Gu Jinghong is lying drunk among flowers, but he is a hunter in the dark night, using the mask of romance to perform the deeds of a knight. Ye Wanyun, the daughter of the Ye family, hides a sharp knife under her gentle appearance. She meets Gu Jinghong on a narrow road during family strife. Two highly intelligent souls fall in love and kill each other amidst the temptation.
The poor girl Jiang Xi was rescued by Gu Jinghong and became his only apprentice. However, she was caught in a dilemma between the friendship between master and apprentice and the righteousness of her family and country. Police Inspector Zhang Zihua pressed forward step by step, and the knight Huo Qingfeng helped with his sword. All forces staged a life-and-death game in this isolated city.
When the iron hoof of foreign enemies trampled Xiangjiang to pieces, Gu Jinghong and Ye Wanyun joined forces to create a series of puzzles using their own chess. In the battle between the real and the fake, who can keep his original intention in the final game? A life-and-death gamble about faith and love is quietly opening in the dark night...
